Trump Admin Fights ASL Interpretation: A Battle for Accessibility
Update: 2025-12-13
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The Trump administration is embroiled in a legal battle over providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for White House events, arguing it infringes on the Presidents public image control. This stance is part of a lawsuit filed by the National Association for the Deaf, which claims this denies hundreds of thousands of deaf Americans access to White House communications. Despite previous ASL interpretation during the Biden administration, the current administration has ceased this practice, suggesting online transcripts and closed captioning as sufficient alternatives. A federal judge recently ordered real-time ASL interpretation, but the administration has appealed, highlighting ongoing tensions regarding accessibility and diversity policies.
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